Hosting the Oscars is a tough gig. A number of great comedians have tried to host the show, and they are frequently met with mediocre or worse reviews once the show is over. Numerous comedians have turned down the gig in recognition of it as a no-win situation – and that’s just what Conan O’Brien’s friend and executive producer, Jeff Ross thought the comic would do last year.Ross was the producer of all the iterations of Conan O’Brien’s talk show, so the two probably know each other as well as anybody. On the run up to O’Brien’s second stint hosting the Oscars in as many years, Ross told THR that he actually advised Conan against hosting in 2025. He said,
When the first offer came in, I told him, ‘You don’t need to do this, you’ve got nothing to prove. When we quit late night, the goal was to only do things that are fun, things that we want to do. Well, this is what Conan wants to do.
